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- Bone Chisel
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Worked bone chisel from Atsinna Pueblo; broken in two. Dimensions: L 21.5, W 1.1 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 20, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Bone End Scraper
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Bone end scraper from Atsinna Pueblo. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), TEST 1, 34.65-38.25 M, LEVEL 50-100 CM. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Antler Tine Tool
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Antler tine tool from Atsinna Pueblo. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 1-S, ON S BENCH. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Bone Scraper
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Bone scraper from Atsinna Pueblo; striae evident along working edge. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 9, LOWER FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Bone Scraper
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Bone scraper made from a large mammal scapula (deer?). The spine is ground down; the inner and outer edges are slightly beveled toward the spine, and one end is flat-cut; from Atsinna Pueblo. . Dimensions: L 125, W 55 MM Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), MAIN PLAZA, TEST 1, 40-45 M, ON ROOM FLOOR + AT 65 CM. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Bone Chisel or Scraper
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Long bone with a beveled end; used as a scraping or chiseling tool; from Atsinna Pueblo. Dimensions: L 12.4, W 1.5, T 0.7 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 8, FLOOR. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Rib Bone "Chisels"
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Rib bone chisels from Atsinna Pueblo. One end of each is slightly beveled. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), MAIN PLAZA, TEST 1, 10-50 CM. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Antler Punch
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Antler punch with an unpolished shank, a ground head, and flattened base. Four transverse scores mark the outside end, which is also biconically drilled with a 1 cm diameter hole. Dimensions: L 27.7, W 2.7, T 2.2 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 8, LOWER FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Antler Punch, Scoring Detail
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Antler punch with an unpolished shank, a ground head, and flattened base. Four transverse scores mark the outside end, which is also biconically drilled with a 1 cm diameter hole. Dimensions: L 27.7, W 2.7, T 2.2 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 8, LOWER FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Antler Punch, Hole Detail
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Antler punch with an unpolished shank, a ground head, and flattened base. Four transverse scores mark the outside end, which is also biconically drilled with a 1 cm diameter hole. Dimensions: L 27.7, W 2.7, T 2.2 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 8, LOWER FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Antler Punch, Tip Detail
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Antler punch with an unpolished shank, a ground head, and flattened base. Four transverse scores mark the outside end, which is also biconically drilled with a 1 cm diameter hole. Dimensions: L 27.7, W 2.7, T 2.2 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 8, LOWER FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Bone Knife
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Scapula “knife” with the spine ground away and the blade edges modified. One edge is thin and convex, and the other outcurving. Striae parallel both working edges, which are polished from use. Both ends of the tool are broken. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 6, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Rib Bone Scraper
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Deer rib section used as a scraper. One end angle is cut for 4.5 cm, the tip is broken, and the rib cracked (the cotton string serves to hold the bone together). Fine striae are present perpendicular to the edge. Dimensions: L 7.0, W 2.3 CM Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), MAIN PLAZA, TEST 1, 34.65-38.25 M, 50-100 CM. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Knife or Scraper
Description: Broken knife or scraper made from bone. Dimensions: 6 inches (15.24 cm) long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 220). - Worked Bone Tool
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Tool made from animal bone; function unknown. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 1073).